ISBN: 9780752448190

A ten-year war to maintain trade ensued, the vital essence of Britain's ability to fight and win against the might of Napoleon's Empire. THIS IS A RARE & SPECIALIST BOOK & THE RRP WAS £30… Mehr…

A ten-year war to maintain trade ensued, the vital essence of Britain's ability to fight and win against the might of Napoleon's Empire. THIS IS A RARE & SPECIALIST BOOK & THE RRP WAS £30 IN 2009 IN YEAR OF ISSUE. A History of the British Merchant Navy: Britannia's Realm: in Support of the State 1763-1816 v. 2:  Hardcover ? 1 Mar. 2009 Quote from inside cover"Britannia's Realm presents part two in Richard Woodman's groundbreaking five-volume series on the mercantile marine. Full of risk, adventure and heroic action, this volume carries the reader throughout the wars of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the difficulties of the American Rebellion and a war in which the maritime states of Europe combined against Britain, her mercantile marine maintaining trade against the odds. The long conflict with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France which followed was by no means settled after Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. A ten-year war to maintain trade ensued, the vital essence of Britain's ability to fight and win against the might of Napoleon's Empire. To achieve this objective, her Merchant Navy was of supreme importance and had to fight for its very existence. This detailed work takes into account a number of features of maritime war such as privateering, the part played by the East India Company and the French war on trade, and tells the real story of the extent of impressment and press gangs. Full of incident and colourful characters, it draws together a number of elements which elevate British merchant endeavour to their proper place in our history, constantly arguing that for the most part trade did not follow the flag, but it was usually the other way round."CONDITION EXCELLENT - LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN READ - AS PICTUREDTHIS IS A RARE & SPECIALIST BOOK & THE RRP WAS £30 IN 2009 IN YEAR OF ISSUE, Neuwertig, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer], Features: Illustrated, Dust Jacket, Format: Hardback, Time Period Manufactured: 2000-2009, Number of Pages: 352, Topic: Maritime History, Military History, History & Military, Personalise: No, Vintage: No, Era: 1763-1815, Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom, Personalised: No, Ex Libris: No, Edition: First Edition, Language: English, Publication Year: 2009, Book Title: Britannia's Realm In Support of the State: 1763-1815, Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults, Original Language: English, Narrative Type: Non-Fiction, Inscribed: No, Signed: No, Genre: History: Specific Subjects, Merchant Navy, History, T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD<

2009, ISBN: 0752448196

[EAN: 9780752448190], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.43], [PU: The History Press Ltd, United Kingdom, Stroud], WOODMAN RICHARD A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY BRITANNIA'S RE… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780752448190], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.43], [PU: The History Press Ltd, United Kingdom, Stroud], WOODMAN RICHARD A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY BRITANNIA'S REALM IN SUPPORT STATE 1763 1816 V. 2 STAT VOL. BRIT, Britannia's Realm presents part two in Richard Woodman's groundbreaking five-volume series on the mercantile marine. Full of risk, adventure and heroic action, this volume carries the reader throughout the wars of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the difficulties of the American Rebellion and a war in which the maritime states of Europe combined against Britain, her mercantile marine maintaining trade against the odds. The long conflict with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France which followed was by no means settled after Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. A ten-year war to maintain trade ensued, the vital essence of Britain's ability to fight and win against the might of Napoleon's Empire. To achieve this objective, her Merchant Navy was of supreme importance and had to fight for its very existence. This detailed work takes into account a number of features of maritime war such as privateering, the part played by the East India Company and the French war on trade, and tells the real story of the extent of impressment and press gangs. Full of incident and colourful characters, it draws together a number of elements which elevate British merchant endeavour to their proper place in our history, constantly arguing that for the most part trade did not follow the flag, but it was usually the other way round. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<